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いきなり

ikinari

all of a sudden

Example sentence

いきなり本人に誰何するのも無粋と考えました。

I thought it would be boorish to challenge his identity without warning.

Sentence from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR

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More Grammar & Function Words words

WordMeaning
そのためそのためhence, for that reason
お願いしますおねがいしますPlease (lit., I request)
始めにはじめにto start with, first of (beginning an action; 始[はじ]め = start)
やっぱりやっぱりafter all, anyway
お大事におだいじにTake care of yourself, Take care!, Get well soon
お元気でおげんきでTake care
こちらこそこちらこそit is I who should say so
その他そのほかbesides

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